Bada’s group’ll fail, says ACN chief

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr. Jimi Adekanle, has said attempts to frustrate the petition of Chief Olusola Oke, the party’s candidate in last October’s governorship election, at the tribunal would fail.

He accused a group, led by the former Director-General of the Olusola Oke Campaign Organisation (OOCO), Dr. Dare Bada, of compromising the PDP’s unity to achieve its selfish interest.

Speaking with reporters in Akure, the state capital, Adekanle said members romancing the Labour Party (LP) had been expelled from the PDP, adding that their moves to frustrate Oke’s petition would fail.

He said although the party’s petition had been struck out by the tribunal, Oke’s petition is intact.

The Oluomo of Ireleland said: “It is not surprising that Bada could descend so low to practise politics of betrayal at any given time.

“He was caught in such acts during the days of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). He was one of the 10 governorship aspirants of the Action Congress (AC) in 2007 and defected to the PDP shortly after the party’s candidate emerged.

“His romance with the LP in order to survive is history repeating itself. A leader should be consistent, more so a doctor.”